"Capsicum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. The hot peppers yield CAPSAICIN, which activates VANILLOID RECEPTORS. Several varieties have sweet or pungent edible fruits that are used as vegetables when fresh and spices when the pods are dried.
| Descriptor ID |
D002212
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.905.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Bell Pepper- Bell Pepper
- Bell Peppers
- Pepper, Bell
- Peppers, Bell
- Sweet Pepper
- Pepper, Sweet
- Peppers, Sweet
- Sweet Peppers
- Red Pepper
- Pepper, Red
- Peppers, Red
- Red Peppers
- Green Pepper
- Green Peppers
- Pepper, Green
- Peppers, Green
Cayenne Pepper- Cayenne Pepper
- Cayenne Peppers
- Pepper, Cayenne
- Peppers, Cayenne
- Cayenne
Hot Pepper- Hot Pepper
- Hot Peppers
- Pepper, Hot
- Peppers, Hot
Jalapeno Pepper- Jalapeno Pepper
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Pepper, Jalapeno
- Peppers, Jalapeno
Chilli Pepper- Chilli Pepper
- Chilli Peppers
- Pepper, Chilli
- Peppers, Chilli
- Chile Pepper
- Chile Peppers
- Pepper, Chile
- Peppers, Chile
- Chili Pepper
- Chili Peppers
- Pepper, Chili
- Peppers, Chili
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capsicum" by people in Profiles.
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Zergaw Y, Kebede T, Berhe DT. Direct Application of Coffee Pulp Vermicompost Produced from Epigeic Earthworms and Its Residual Effect on Vegetative and Reproductive Growth of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). ScientificWorldJournal. 2023; 2023:7366925.
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Ye Y, Reyes AM, Li C, White JC, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Mechanistic Insight into the Internalization, Distribution, and Autophagy Process of Manganese Nanoparticles in Capsicum annuum L.: Evidence from Orthogonal Microscopic Analysis. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 07 04; 57(26):9773-9781.
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Berhe DT, Zergaw Y, Kebede T. Organic Amendments: Direct Application and Residual Effects on Vegetative and Reproductive Growth of Hot Pepper. ScientificWorldJournal. 2022; 2022:2805004.
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Ye Y, Landa EN, Cantu JM, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Nair AN, Lee WY, Sreenivasan ST, Gardea-Torresdey JL. A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Oct 20; 844:157160.
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Baskaran P, Covington K, Bennis J, Mohandass A, Lehmann T, Thyagarajan B. Binding Efficacy and Thermogenic Efficiency of Pungent and Nonpungent Analogs of Capsaicin. Molecules. 2018 Dec 04; 23(12).